N.C. Appeals Court judges had an array of questions on Thursday for attorneys fighting for and against North Carolina’s teacher-tenure system. But after an hourlong hearing, with many skeptical... Read More
Awhile back Ted Cruz got some unusual praise from two odd places. “I think he’s the most talented and fearless Republican politician I’ve seen in the last 30 years,” James Carville said in... Read More
President Obama's speech last night showed he has a knack for coming back after a setback - and a knack for the comeback quip. Three things about the night: (1) How Obama framed the debate (2) the... Read More
It has been four days since the UNC Board of Governors dealt the university system a stunning blow by abruptly firing UNC President Tom Ross Friday morning and there’s still been no reason given for... Read More
Loopholes in a law passed last year are still preventing victims of North Carolina’s forced sterilization program from receiving the compensation that they deserve. My colleague, Jon Sanders... Read More
If a special taping of NC SPIN is any indication, there could be broad support for revising how the state’s new A through F school performance grades are calculated for every public school... Read More
by William Barber and Bob Hall, published in News and Observer, January 21, 2015. The nation’s first Republican president explained what democracy ought to be: a government of the people, by the... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 21, 2015. As the legislature prepares to begin its 2015 “long” session, Gov. Pat McCrory and new House Speaker Tim Moore should take note of the Public... Read More
The judge overseeing a 20-year-old lawsuit wants to know whether North Carolina officials are trying to define their way out of their duty to educate all of the state's children. Superior Court Judge... Read More
As the State of the Union address by President Obama and the Republican response aptly demonstrated, the next two years are more likely to feature confrontation rather than conciliation in Washington... Read More
